2001 Week 1 · Sun, Sep 9, 2001 · Arrowhead Stadium
Oakland RaidersWinner
27
at
Kansas City Chiefs
24
OAK -3 pushO 43 ✓
Oakland Raiders 27–24 — decided on the final possessions.
Pre-2018 game — box score & context only; play-by-play visuals start in 2018
Who moved the needle
Top performers
Full stat lines
Box score
Oakland Raiders
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Gannon | 31/46 | 341 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0.1 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Wheatley | 14 | 49 | 3.5 | 0 | 0.8 |
| Charlie Garner | 12 | 38 | 3.2 | 0 | -2.3 |
| Rich Gannon | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 2.9 |
| Tim Brown | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Brown | 8 | 10 | 133 | 1 | 24% | 8.1 |
| Jerry Rice | 8 | 11 | 87 | 0 | 27% | 5.5 |
| Roland Williams | 3 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 7% | 4.4 |
| Jon Ritchie | 2 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 7% | 2.6 |
| Charlie Garner | 4 | 6 | 20 | 0 | 15% | -0.3 |
| Tyrone Wheatley | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5% | -0.1 |
| Zack Crockett | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5% | 0.1 |
| David Dunn | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2% | 0.3 |
| Randy Jordan | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 5% | -1.5 |
| Mondriel Fulcher | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2% | -0.5 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Thomas | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Biekert | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Dorsett | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tony Bryant | 2 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Allen | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Alexander | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tory James | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquez Pope | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Charles Woodson | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 |
| Charlie Garner | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kansas City Chiefs
Passing
| Player | C/Att | Yds | TD | INT | Sacked | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trent Green | 16/37 | 222 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 |
Rushing
| Player | Att | Yds | Avg | TD | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priest Holmes | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 0 | -2.3 |
| Trent Green | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | -4.4 |
| Tony Richardson | 6 | 3 | 0.5 | 1 | -2.1 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD | Tgt share | EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Gonzalez | 5 | 9 | 81 | 0 | 25% | 3.2 |
| Tony Richardson | 4 | 5 | 68 | 0 | 14% | 3.7 |
| Snoop Minnis | 1 | 6 | 30 | 1 | 17% | 2.2 |
| Mikhael Ricks | 2 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 8% | 0.5 |
| Jermaine Williams | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3% | 0.9 |
| Jason Dunn | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8% | -1.1 |
| Trent Green | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3% | -1.2 |
| Priest Holmes | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6% | -1.5 |
| Derrick Alexander | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17% | -3.2 |
Defense (top contributors)
| Player | Solo | Ast | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnie Edwards | 8 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Warfield | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 |
| John Browning | 6 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marvcus Patton | 6 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Bush | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Wesley | 4 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| William Bartee | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Crockett | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Duane Clemons | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Ransom | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Closing number vs result
Betting context
- Closing spread
- OAK -3
- Closing total
- 43
- OAK moneyline
- —
- KC moneyline
- —
Raiders closed -3 and it landed exactly on the number — a push.
Total closed 43; the game landed 51 — over by 8.0.
Conditions and crew
Game environment
- Venue
- Arrowhead Stadium
- Roof / surface
- outdoors · grass
- Kickoff weather
- 64°F, wind 12 mph
- Referee
- Randall Beesley
- Rest
- OAK 7 days · KC 7 days
- Coaches
- Jon Gruden vs Dick Vermeil
Division game — familiarity tightens these matchups; closing numbers tend to be sharper.